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Karen Hamel

Karen D. Hamel CSP, CIT, WACH, is a regulatory expert, trainer and technical writer for HalenHardy. She has more than 27 years of experience helping EHS professionals meet regulatory requirements and industry standards and has had more than 300 articles published on a variety of EHS topics. Karen is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Instructional Trainer (CIT), Walkway Auditor Certificate Holder (WACH), OSHA-Authorized Outreach Trainer for General Industry, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Trainer and Hazmat Technician. She serves on the Blair County, PA LEPC. Karen can be reached at khamel@halenhardy.com

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walking surface hazards

How to identify & prevent walking surface hazards

Karen Hamel
October 20, 2016
A major U.S. city has miles of colonial clay brick sidewalks that were installed generations ago.
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walking surface hazards

How to identify & prevent walking surface hazards

Karen Hamel
October 1, 2016
A major U.S. city has miles of colonial clay brick sidewalks that were installed generations ago.
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Chemical storage, human error

Analyze chemical storage, human error & natural disasters

Karen Hamel
August 2, 2016
When there is a possibility that a large chemical spill could necessitate evacuating employees, establishing isolation zones, communicating with several different entities and coordinating response efforts with outside resources, it pays to be prepared.
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slip and fall injuries

Eliminate common reasons why employees fall while walking

Karen Hamel
June 1, 2016
Slips and falls to the same level are the second leading cause of lost worktime injuries, and the cause of 171 employee deaths in 2014, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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wipes

How to handle your wipes

Tips for storing, laundering and disposing
Karen Hamel
May 3, 2016

Most people don’t need a lot of instruction on how to use wipes. From drying hands in a restroom to wiping dirt and oil from a part before it’s sent for finishing, wipes serve many different yet familiar purposes – both at work and at home.


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hazcom training

Revamp your hazard communication training using GHS as the catalyst

Karen Hamel
October 1, 2015

Violations of OSHA’s hazard communication (Hazcom) standard have been among the top three general industry citations for the past decade.


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fire alarm

Are you ready to handle emergencies?

Karen Hamel
August 4, 2015

U.S. fire departments receive an estimated 42,800 reports of fires from industrial and manufacturing facilities each year, according to the NFPA.


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fire alarm

Are you ready to handle emergencies?

Karen Hamel
August 3, 2015

U.S. fire departments receive an estimated 42,800 reports of fires from industrial and manufacturing facilities each year, according to the NFPA.


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storing hazardous wastes

EPA rules cover handling, managing and storing hazardous wastes

Karen Hamel
August 3, 2015

Nearly every manufacturing facility uses, stores or otherwise handles hazardous chemicals


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slip and fall prevention

Dance around slips & falls with the right footwear

Karen Hamel
October 2, 2014
Tall stiletto heels are a mainstay on the fashion runways of Milan, Paris and New York.


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